Rein-holder.



K. THARRALDSON.

REIN HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 23, 1909.

Patented June 7,1910;

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS AMBREVI B. GRAHAM c0 Pnormumucmmzm WASHINGTQI. n.9,

KNUTE THARRALDSON, OF BLOOMING-DALIE, CALIFORNIA.

REIN-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 7, 1910.

Application filed June 23, 1909. Serial No. 503,843.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KNUTE THARRALnsoN, l a citizen of the United States, and :a resident of Bloomingdale, in the county of Butte and State of California, have invented a new and Improved following 1s a tion.

Rein-Holder, of which thefull, clear, and exact descrip- 3 very simple and durable in construction,

The invention relatesto harness, such as,

is used on horses for single driving.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved rein holder, for convenient attachment to the hip pad of the harness, and arranged to hold the reins in position along the back of the animal, to allow free lengthwise movement of the reins, to provide sidewise movement thereof and to permit placing the reins conveniently and quickly in position in the holder or removing the reins therefrom.

For the purpose mentioned, use is made of a base, provided with a keeper for the passage of the back strap, loops on the keeper for the passage of the reins and spaced apart for the passage of the crupper strap, the keeper and loops being spaced apart for the passage of the hip strap.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indi cate corresponding parts in both views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement as applied; and Fig. 2 is an enarged perspective view of the improvement.

A base plate A, of leather or other suitable material, carries on its top the spaced transversely-extending loops B, B, through which pass the reins C, as plainly indicated in full lines in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The loops B, B are preferably ar ranged on the rear portion of the base plate A, and on the front of the base plate is arranged a transversely-extending keeper B for the passage of the back strap D, con nected in the usual manner with the crupper strap E, extending between the spaced loops B and B. The keeper B and the loops B, B are spaced apart for the passage of the hip strap F, as plainly indicated in Fig. 1.

In practice, I prefer to form the loops B, B and the keeper B of a single piece of wire, bent to form the said loops and keeper, and also to form a cross bar B connecting the loops B and B with each other, the

latter being also connected by longitudinal bars B, B with the keeper B The transverse bar B engages a bearing A formed on the base plate A, and similar bearings A A engage the longitudinal bars 13*, B .so that the loops B, B and the keeper B are firmly secured in position to the base plate A.

The rein holder shown and described is and can be readily placed in position on the harness. Now by having the back strap D engaging the keeper B and the crupper strap E extending between the loops B, B, the rein holder is held against transverse movement, and by extending the hip strap F between the keeper B and the loops B, B, the rein holder is held against longitudinal movement.

By arranging the rein holder in the manner described, it is evident that the reins are not liable to slide down on the sides of the back of the animal, and hence the reins can be handled to better advantage by the driver.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent:

1. A rein holder for attachment to a harness, comprising a base, a rigid keeper on the base at the front thereof and having upwardly extending side members and a transverse member connecting the upper end of the side members, the said keeper being arranged for engagement by the back strap to hold the base against transverse movement, and a pair of spaced loops for the passage of the reins, the said loops being connected with each other at their lower ends by a transversely extending connecting member resting on and secured to the said base at the rear portion thereof, and over which and between the said loops, the crupper strap is adapted to pass, longitudinally extending members secured to the base adjacent to the sides thereof and connecting the loops with the side members of the keeper, the said keeper and said loops being spaced apart by the said longitudinally extending members for the passage of the hip strap to hold the base against longitudinal movement.

2. A rein holder for attachment to a harness, comprising a base plate, a pair of loops for the passage of the reins, and a transversely extending keeper for the passage of the back strap, the said loops and keeper being formed of a single piece of wire having a transverse bar connecting the loops with each other, and longitudinal bars through which the said transverse bar extends, longitudinal bars connecting the loops with the keeper, and longitudinally extending bearings formed on the base plate near the sides'thereof and through which extend the said lon itudinal bars. c

l. A rein holder for attachment to a harness, comprising a base plate, a pair of loops for the passage of the reins, a transversely extending keeper for the passage of the back strap, the said loops and keeper being formed of a single piece of wire having a transverse bar connecting theloops with each other, and longitudinal bars connecting the loops with the side members of the keeper, and bearings formed on the base plate and engaged by the said transverse and longitudinal bars.

In testimony whereof I have signedlny name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

KNUTE THARRALDSON. Witnessesz H. D. GREGORY,

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